SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

January 31, 2006

 

ADAPTEC, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

0-15071

 

94-2748530

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

691 S. Milpitas Boulevard

Milpitas, CA

95035

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 945-8600

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On January 31, 2006, Adaptec, Inc. (“Adaptec” or the “Company”) and one of its wholly owned subsidiaries signed a definitive agreement with Sanmina–SCI Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sanmina-SCI USA, Inc. (the”Definitive Agreement”), for the sale of Adaptec’s Original Equipment Manufacturer (“OEM”) block-based systems business for $14.6 million, of which $5.0 million will be received over the next two years.  In addition, Sanmina-SCI USA agreed to pay Adaptec contingent consideration of up to an additional $12.0 million if certain revenue levels are achieved over the next three years. Sanmina intends to operate Adaptec’s OEM block-based business within Sanmina-SCI’s Original Design Manufacturing (“ODM”) subsidiary, Newisys.

 

Under the terms of the Definitive Agreement, Sanmina-SCI USA will assume most OEM contracts for Adaptec block-based systems customers.  The sale of the OEM block-based systems business, in terms of future expected revenues, represents approximately half of the planned divestiture of the systems business that was included in discontinued operations as of December 31, 2005.  In return, Sanmina-SCI USA will supply Adaptec with block-based system products for the continued sale through the channel.  This arrangement will cease upon identifying a buyer for the remainder of the Company’s systems business, which represents block- and file-based systems, including Snap-branded solutions. At that time, the new buyer would assume the supply agreement and channel distribution of all products of the systems business.

 

The Company expects to record a gain of approximately $13.0 million, subject to final closing adjustments, on the sale of the OEM block-based systems business in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, which will be recorded in “Income (loss) from disposal of discontinued operations, net of taxes,” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Definitive Agreement will be filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006.  A press release regarding this transaction is included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release issued by the Company on January 31, 2006.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

ADAPTEC, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Marshall L. Mohr

 

 

Marshall L. Mohr

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Date: February 6, 2006

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release issued by the Company on January 31, 2006.

 

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